The International Thriller Writers announced their 2024 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees. (From their website) The Thriller Writers is an honorary society of authors who write books broadly classified as ‘thrillers.’ These include murder mystery, detective, suspense, horror, supernatural, action, espionage, true crime, adventure, and others. They have over 5000 members in 49 countries.
For the thriller awards, the author must be an active ITW member, or the publisher must be on recognized by ITW. The awards will be given out at this year’s Thrillerfest. They have been given out since 2006.
Best Hardcover Novel
S.A. Cosby All the Sinners Bleed (Flatiron Books)
Robert Dugoni Her Deadly Game (Thomas & Mercer)
J.T. Ellison It’s One of Us (Harlequin – MIRA Books)
Mick Herron The Secret Hours (Soho Crime)
Joe Ide Fixit (Mulholland Books)
C.J. Tudor The Drift (Ballantine Books)
Best Audiobook
I.S. Berry The Peacock and the Sparrow (Atria)
Narrated by Pete Simonelli
Gregg Hurwitz The Last Orphan (Macmillan)
Narrated by Scott Brick
Freida McFadden The Housemaid’s Secret (Bookouture)
Narrated by Lauryn Allman
James Patterson, Mike Lupica The House of Wolves (Hachette Audio)
Narrated by Ellen Archer
Emma Rosenblum Bad Summer People (Macmillan)
Narrated by January LaVoy
Best First Novel
I.S. Berry The Peacock and the Sparrow (Atria)
Amy Chua The Golden Gate (Minotaur)
Margot Douaihy Scorched Grace (Zando)
Kerryn Mayne Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder (Bantam Books)
Steve Urszenyi Perfect Shot: A Thriller (Minotaur)
Best Paperback Original Novel
Tracy Clark Hide (Thomas & Mercer)
Luke Dumas The Paleontologist (Atria)
Tess Gerritsen The Spy Coast (Thomas & Mercer)
Lisa Gray To Die For (Thomas & Mercer)
Jonathan Maberry Cave 13: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel (St Martin’s Griffin)
J. Todd Scott Call the Dark (Thomas & Mercer)
Best Short Story
Chris Bohjalian “Slot Machine Fever Dreams” (Amazon Original Stories)
J.T. Ellison “These Cold Strangers” (Amazon Original Stories)
Smita Harish Jain “An Honorable Choice” (Wildside Press)
Richard Santos “Rush Hour” (Akashic Books)
Lisa Unger “Unknown Caller” (Amazon Original Stories)
Stacy Woodson “One Night in 1965” (Down & Out Books)
Best Young Adult Novel
Sorboni Banerjee, Dominique Richardson Red As Blood (Wolfpack Publishing LLC)
Darcy Coates Where He Can’t Find You (Sourcebooks Fire)
Courtney Gould Where Echoes Die (Wednesday Books)
Andrea Hannah Where Darkness Blooms (Wednesday Books)
Elizabeth Wein Stateless (Little, Brown, & Co.)
Best E-book Original Novel
Jeff Buick The Vulture Fund (Self-published)
Rona Halsall The Bigamist (Bookouture)
Matt Phillips A Good Rush of Blood (RunAmok Books)
Lisa Regan Close Her Eyes (Bookouture)
Robert Swartwood The Killing Room (Blackstone Publishing)
Laura Wolfe The In-Laws (Bookouture)
Opening a Mystery would like to congratulate all if the 2024 ITW Thriller Awards Nominees and wish them the best. The winners will be announced by ITW at Thrillerfest XIX on Saturday June 1, 2024, at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, New York City.